Running season long, the Season Only Rankings (SOR) were first introduced in 2009 with the aim of giving all players a more immediate and season specific breakdown of where they stand in relation to all the players that participate in tournaments each year. The SOR do not replace the Official Rankings (which are still the ultimate benchmark for players) but run in tandem with the official rankings.

The Season Only rankings were reviewed as part of the AGM in March with a motion passed relating to prizes for the overall leaders, category leaders at the season end as well as the introduction of an additional category being introduced (Category 4 for players in their first season on the tour - NB any Cat 4 player picking up prize money twice in their first season will automatically move to Category 3 - the first player to move from 4 to 3 is Paul Preston, winning prize money at the British Masters and the British Championships this season. Also as soon as any players reaches category 2 status, they will no longer be classed as a Cat 4 in the future).

The focus of the SOR is to reward players for their results across the year, with particular emphasis on Personal Best performances, improvements round to round within any given tournament along with specific points for aces and a variety of other rewards. The breakdown of how the rankings are made up are listed below:

The latest season only rankings list following the Midlands Open is as follows:

Pos

Name

Total

Club

1

Adrian AMEY (C2)

3,915

KMGC

2

Matt DODD (C4)

3,735

KMGC

3

Marion HOMER (C2)

3,660

KMGC

4

Max PLAICE (C4)

3,600

MMGC

5

Michael SMITH (C1)

3,155

MMGC

6

Helen DODD (C4)

3,135

KMGC

7

Paul PRESTON (C3)

3,100

SWMGC

8

Mark WOOD (C1)

3,070

KMGC

9

Becky STATHAM (C4)

2,975

MMGC

10

Anthony TETLEY (C4)

2,910

MMGC

11

Adam KELLY (C1)

2,465

KMGC

12

Sean HOMER (C1)

2,435

KMGC

13

Will DONNELLY (C1)

2,360

KMGC

14

Emily GOTTFRIED (C2)

2,235

CMGC

15

Chris WOOD (C1)

2,200

KMGC

16

John MOORE (C1)

2,125

MMGC

17

Martin GREENHEAD (C2)

2,110

KMGC

18

Marc CHAPMAN (C1)

2,050

KMGC

18

Chris SMITH (C1)

2,050

CMGC

20

Jake TETLEY (C4)

1,980

MMGC

21

Dave DONNELLY (C1)

1,860

KMGC

22

Tony KELLY (C1)

1,835

KMGC

23

Derek BENTALL (C4)

1,830

24

Nuno CUHNA (C1)

1,825

VGOLF

25

Richard GOTTFRIED (C1)

1,800

MMGC

26

Ed HAYNES (C4)

1,690

KMGC

27

Steve LOVELL (C2)

1,530

SWMGC

28

Scott LANCLEY (C1)

1,515

KMGC

29

Ruth BURKE (C2)

1,480

LMGC

30

Ollie GREENHEAD (C3)

1,435

KMGC

31

Brenda SMITH (C3)

1,360

CMGC

32

Tiger PRAGNELL (C2)

1,320

KMGC

32

Paul JOHNSON (C2)

1,320

MMGC

34

Andy EXALL (C1)

1,175

KMGC

34

Alastair SHAW (C3)

1,175

PHCGC

36

Dave GOMM (C2)

1,100

PHCGC

37

Chris HARDING (C2)

1,080

MMGC

38

Rocky BULLIN (C3)

850

MMGC

38

Seve KUKIELKA (C3)

825

MMGC

40

Owen JOHNSON (C3)

770

MMGC

40

John MCIVER (C2)

770

PHCGC

42

Julian SWINKIN (C4)

660

43

Jas KUKIELKA (C3)

600

MMGC

43

Lee JAMES (C3)

600

45

Cindy KUKIELKA (C3)

585

MMGC

46

Greg PAUL (C3)

560

47

Steve RAGLESS (C3)

540

SWMGC

48

Dean CRIPPS-HUMPHREY (C3)

520

KMGC

49

Paul GODDING (C3)

500

MMGC

50

Tina TETLEY (C4)

490

50

Freddie BLACKBURN-SHAW (C1)

490

PHCGC

52

James RUTHERFORD (C1)

435

CMGC

53

Laszlo HORVATH (C1)

335

54

Matty EXALL (C3)

320

KMGC

55

Rob HEWLITT (C3)

300

56

Richard PENFOUND (C3)

240

BMGC

57

Oli POOLE (C3)

140

SPMGC

The bracketed information refers to the players status at the start of the competition:

C1 - Category 1 Players (current Top 16 in the official Order of Merit / International players / tour winners from 2013/2014)

C2 - Category 2 Players (current places 17 - 32 inclusive in the official Order of Merit / not won on tour in 2013/2014)

C4 - Category 4 Players (any player in their first season on the tour - unless having placed in 2 Cat 4 events or achieving cat 2 status outright)

C3 - Category 3 Players (all other players)

The individual category standings are as follows:

CATEGORY 1

Total

Club

1

MICHAEL SMITH

3,155

MMGC

2

MARK WOOD

3,070

KMGC

3

ADAM KELLY

2,465

KMGC

4

SEAN HOMER

2,435

KMGC

5

WILL DONNELLY

2,360

KMGC

CATEGORY 2

Total

Club

1

ADRIAN AMEY

3,915

KMGC

2

MARION HOMER

3,660

KMGC

3

EMILY GOTTFRIED

2,235

CMGC

4

MARTIN GREENHEAD

2,110

MMGC

5

STEVE LOVELL

1,530

SWMGC

CATEGORY 3

Total

Club

1

PAUL PRESTON

3,100

SWMGC

2

OLLIE GREENHEAD

1,435

KMGC

3

BRENDA SMITH

1,360

MMGC

4

ALASTAIR SHAW

1,175

PHCGC

5

ROCKY BULLIN

850

MMGC

CATEGORY 4

Total

Club

1

MATT DODD

3,735

KMGC

2

MAX PLAICE

3,600

MMGC

3

HELEN DODD

3,135

KMGC

4

BECKY STATHAM

2,975

MMGC

5

ANTHONY TETLEY

2,910

MMGC

Club standings after the Midlands Open:

Pos

Club

Total

1

KENT MINIGOLF CLUB

168

2

MIDLANDS MINIGOLF CLUB

66

3

SUSSEX WASPS MINIGOLF CLUB

18

T4

CAMBRIDGESHIRE MINIGOLF CLUB

7

T4

PLANET HASTINGS CRAZY GOLF CLUB

7

For the club standings, points are awarded for each member of a club placing in the top 10 of an event (10 points for 1st place, 9 for 2nd and so on with 1 point being awarded for 10th place)Key to Minigolf Clubs: